This has nothing do with the movie itself, but it sure is stupid, and one of those cleverly timed “problems” by the person bringing it. In this case, it’s “Terminator” producer Moritz Borman, who is suing fellow “Terminator” producers Derek Anderson and Victor Kubicek and their Halycon Company for failing to pay him his producer fees, as well as helping to secure financing for “Terminator Salvation”.

Variety has more on the suit:

“Notwithstanding the fact that defendants obtained the substantial franchise rights and assets through Borman, Anderson and Kubicek failed to honor their assurances, representations and contractual obligations to Borman,” the suit said. “Defendants’ egregious fraud, bad faith conduct and refusal to abide by their contracts has led to the filing of this lawsuit.”

Borman’s suit alleged that he had helped secure initial financing for “Terminator: Salvation” through investment fund Pacificor LLC and that his deal called for approval rights on the picture and all creative decisions along with a $5 million producing fee and “significant” back-end compensation.

Borman alleges that Anderson and Kubicek “hijacked” the production last July as principal photography was being completed and refused to pay him the $2.5 million balance of his producing fee. “Soon after, it also came to light that Anderson and Kubicek did not have the means to finance the picture, had defaulted on numerous loans and owed over $1 million to creditors on the picture,” the suit added.

Obviously this suit was timed to maximize Borman’s chances of getting something from the other producers, with the film getting a lot of attention for its stellar trailer and recent appearance at WonderCon. This won’t have too much impact on the film or its upcoming May 21 release, though, but it is rather annoying to the other producers, I would imagine.